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A Month Ago I Would Have Been Mad… Now 3.99 Gas Looks Great
If you would have told me a few months ago that I would be excited to see gas hit $3.99 I would have laughed in your face. The idea of gas "dropping" to that low would have been wild to me since I was avoiding anywhere that was over $3.18, and yet here I am now writing a story about how I and Facebook friends lost our minds in excitement over the drop in price for a special at Hy-vee.
The Special
As I scrolled through Facebook yesterday, I noticed some friends sharing posts about a gas special.
I was shocked to see a price below $4. Now this was happening in Cedar Rapids Iowa, and I wasn't about to drive an hour for that price cause that makes zero sense, but it did make me think about how wild it is that in such a short time, a price I once thought was so high, was now considered low to me.
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Why This Is Strange To Me
If you have been driving for some time then you've seen gas prices skyrocket before. Between 2006 and 2008 are a prime example. I wasn't driving at the time because I was still a kid, so this major rise in prices is new to me, and it's almost so outrageous that it's comical to see myself get excited about a price that only a month ago I thought was high. It truly is a crazy time to be alive.
Gas prices over the years
Here is a quick look at what prices in America roughly looked like in June over the years. Thankfully Iowa is usually below the average, meaning we are saving a little bit more than others.
2007: $3.103
2008: $4.105
2009: $2.681
2010: $2.785
2011: $3.735
2012: $3.596
2013: $3.689
2014: $3.766
2015: $2.885
2016: $2.467
2017: $2.460
2018: $2.970
2019: $2.804
2020: $1.961
2021: $3.076
2021: $4.545
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